As a result of recent and on-going price volatility in petroleum and other forms of energy, materials, especially plastic film,… Read more »
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Tension Control and Coating Machine Process Efficiency
The performance of a coating process depends upon a number of process fundamentals. Besides the thickness of the coated film,… Read more »
Controlling Tension Transients in Metallizing and the Subsequent Converting Process
Like so many materials and processes we take for granted today, the development of metalized films came about as a… Read more »
New Friction Modules Eliminate Maintenance Time
The C-Series Brake Friction Module has been re-engineered to make installation easier. Simple Two-Bolt and No-Adjustment-Needed Spacer combo replaces the previous… Read more »
Plastic Bag Production
The continuing trend that favours plastic bags and sacks at the expense of paper continues. This growth is attributable to… Read more »
Analog-Digital Tension Controllers
The proper control of web tension is especially important for maintaining good quality in coating and laminating processes. For example,… Read more »
Accurate Tension Control
Tension is due to forces pulling against each other and when applied to processing involving the moving web it is… Read more »
Emerging Trends
Industry developments such as lighter materials, faster speeds and quality mandates place tough demands on tension system performance levels. Such… Read more »